Daily Archives: March 24, 2007

There is a dialog going on at the bottom of the previous post about virtual librarians. Don’t let it get pushed back. Terrific Media Online! There are great video treasures often posted without fanfare by "old media" companies. No better example is out there than what is posted for the Discovery Channel’s digital blockbuster Planet

AWESOME is the first word that comes to mind when I think about the training that just finished at the AFI Film Institute’s Lights, Camera, Education! at SMU. During Day Two, we revisited our projects for the rough edit and final cuts. We ended up with a really cool product that we can be proud

Lights, Camera, Action… I mean Education! 35 of DEN members from every region in CA (a huge hooray to those who flew down from way up north to join us!) and even a special out of state guest, pulled in to the American Film Institute’s Los Angeles campus on March 16th for a 2 day

This is the first official blog of the Tennessee DEN! Welcome to our virtual world. We want this to be a place for sharing ideas and insights, especially as it relates to the integration of technology into our classrooms or everyday lives. The TN DEN Leadership Council is chaired by Teryl Magee (is there anyone

For the past two days members of the TX DEN got together at SMU for the AFI Lights, Camera, Education! workshop. We had a great setting on a beautiful campus all while the AFI Dallas International Film Festival was happening. Just down the hall from our workshop, Sydney Pollack was leading a seminar. You can

For anyone who has flown lately, you can empathize with the long waits at most airports. Atlanta, GA, was particularly crowded a few weeks ago. Yet, I hardly noticed the crowds, lines, etc. Before I left for my long weekend in Atlanta, I downloaded Discovery Atlas China, Australia, Brazil, and Italy. I had seen some

Welcome NY educators! The blog has officially launched (YIPPEE!!!) I’ll be posting the more ‘official’ welcome on Sunday and at that time introducing you to the New York Leadership Council team. Many of you might wonder ‘If the official launch is Friday, why in the world would Nancy wait until Sunday?’ Good question! I’m currently

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One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being

Many of you may have realized, to your chagrin, that the Xtranormal site has been shut down as of July 31st. I searched for alternatives and found Digital Films . I have only been playing around with it for a few hours, but have not noticed a feature that allows characters to speak typed text

I pride myself on my lectures. I was voted “Best Lecturer” in the 2013 Sherwood High School yearbook. I’ve been told that my lectures are easily understood, engaging, interactive with plenty of student discourse–and I’m pretty darn funny! My students consistently scored very well on the Advanced Placement U.S. history exam. So what’s the issue? Lecturing works.